It took me some time (due to lots of outside factors), but I finished! I thought this was a unique retelling, and a fabulous debut. Although the beginning was a bit slow, about halfway through things really pick up and get interesting.

Things I loved:
* It wasn’t a beat for beat retelling. There were clever references sprinkled throughout, but we were still given a fresh story.
* Juliette is tough, in a very believable way. She leans into the things people may perceive as weaknesses, like her femininity, while working twice as hard to be perceived as a valuable member of the gang. She’s the epitome of: I identify as a threat